jpdb beta

to collect; to assemble; to gather

7

although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish

8

to take time

2

considerably; greatly; a lot

6

improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank

6

bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

2

to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done

1

powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging

6

affirmation; affirmative (logic)

2

reply; answer

3

is that so? (generally rhetorical)

7

one's younger days; when one was young

1

to recall; to remember; to recollect

11

state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances

1

to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate

1

going to and fro; back and forth

3

the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

8

to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)

2

this year

1

wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis

1

age; years

2

fantasy

4

to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end

2

to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

9

surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

4

various; varied; diverse; all sorts of

5

meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence

1

parting; separation; farewell

1

around the world; throughout the world

1

to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time

7

secret technique; secret art

1

to indicate; to show; to point to

1

direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means

3

wandering

1

anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly

2

huge; gigantic; enormous

5

deadly poison

1

to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen

1

death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out

1

marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)

2

to freeze

1

to freeze; to refrigerate

1

glacier

1

curtain; curtains

1

dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

4

olden days; former

2

young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice

1

talent; ability

6

to be conceited

1

youngster; neophyte; greenhorn

1